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The Academic Minute: Challenging misconceptions about queer sexualities in Arab cultures

Nov 15, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

In The Academic Minute, Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, a queer Palestinian poet and associate professor in the department of gender, women’s, and sexuality studies discusses her first boo. “My research looks at how Arab people experience and narrate their queerness in unexpected ways. For example, Arabs may be in same-sex relationships but might not claim gay or lesbian identities.” Continue Reading The Academic Minute: Challenging misconceptions about queer sexualities in Arab cultures

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The Academic Minute: Democratizing access to digital tools in the documentation of the Innu language

Oct 27, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Renée Lambert-Brétière, associate professor of modern languages, linguistics, and intercultural communication, is working on a collaborative and community-engaged research project with Innu-speaking communities in Quebec, Canada, that seeks to democratize access to digital tools involved in the documentation of their language. “Mobilizing methodologies of linguistics, digital and public humanities, this research makes an important contribution to current developments in language documentation research and constitutes a major step in broadening the tools for language preservation within the Innu speech communities,” says Lambert-Brétière in the Academic Minute. Continue Reading The Academic Minute: Democratizing access to digital tools in the documentation of the Innu language

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The Academic Minute: The Long History of Financial Fraud

Oct 27, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Amy Froide, professor of history, discusses the Charitable Corporation’s financial disaster of 1732. “The Charitable Corporation was notable in having a high proportion of female investors—35 percent of the funders in the 1700s were women,” Froide explains. “When the financial scandal came to light, it was these women who led activist shareholders to call for government compensation.” Continue Reading The Academic Minute: The Long History of Financial Fraud

Morgan Henderson of The Hilltop Institute at UMBC co-authors new research investigating the feasibility of price shopping for two common hospital services

Oct 23, 2023 / 3 minutes of reading

Morgan Henderson, principal data scientist at The Hilltop Institute at UMBC, co-authors an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association of Internal Medicine on pricing discrepancies at top hospitals. Continue Reading Morgan Henderson of The Hilltop Institute at UMBC co-authors new research investigating the feasibility of price shopping for two common hospital services

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The Academic Minute: There’s No Dissertation Like a Done Dissertation

Oct 20, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

Ramon Goings, associate professor of language, literacy, and culture, discusses his research on barriers to completing a dissertation and strategies to overcome them. Continue Reading The Academic Minute: There’s No Dissertation Like a Done Dissertation

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Pres. Sheares Ashby discusses importance of higher education, diversity, AI research, and more at iMPACT Maryland 2023

Oct 13, 2023 / 4 minutes of reading

This week, UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby underscored the importance of higher education and how UMBC and the broader University System of Maryland (USM) are working to make education accessible for all at the inaugural iMPACT Maryland event. Continue Reading Pres. Sheares Ashby discusses importance of higher education, diversity, AI research, and more at iMPACT Maryland 2023

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The Academic Minute: Erhard on the Right to Revolution

Oct 10, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Mike Nance, associate professor of philosophy, explains Johann Benjamin Erhard’s understanding of the right to revolution on The Academic Minute. Continue Reading The Academic Minute: Erhard on the Right to Revolution

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Academic Minute: The promise of work-life balance

Sep 29, 2023 / 2 minutes of reading

UMBC’s Elizabeth Patton, associate professor of media and communication studies and author of Easy Living: The Rise of the Home Office (Rutgers University Press, 2020), speaks about the history and cultural impact of the home office for the Academic Minute. Continue Reading Academic Minute: The promise of work-life balance

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UMBC’s 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Program recipients announced

Jul 22, 2023 / 6 minutes of reading

The U.S. Fulbright Student Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program, has awarded nine UMBC students and alumni top research and teaching placements in countries such as Japan, Taiwan, North Macedonia, and Turkey. Continue Reading UMBC’s 2023-2024 Fulbright Student Program recipients announced

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UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration

May 12, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading

UMBC and Maryland Matters hosted state officials in Governor Wes Moore’s administration for a community forum on Maryland’s plan to address concerns related to climate change and the administration’s proposed green energy initiatives. Continue Reading UMBC, Maryland Matters host climate forum with top officials in Gov. Wes Moore’s administration

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Inclusion Imperative spotlights six years of innovation in community-engaged humanities research and teaching

May 4, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading

“I firmly believe that the humanities offer us crucial tools for addressing pressing issues of civic life,” said Jessica Berman, director of UMBC’s Dresher Center, at the Center’s Inclusion Imperative six-year capstone event. “Now more than ever, we need the tools of the humanities to advance local and national conversations about our history, our identities, and our common future.” Continue Reading Inclusion Imperative spotlights six years of innovation in community-engaged humanities research and teaching

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U.S. News Best Graduate School rankings for 2023–24 name UMBC programs among best in the nation

Apr 25, 2023 / 3 minutes of reading

U.S. News announced its 2023-24 Best Graduate School rankings, highlighting UMBC graduate programs in a broad range of fields, from public policy and several types of engineering to mathematics and other sciences. Continue Reading U.S. News Best Graduate School rankings for 2023–24 name UMBC programs among best in the nation